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Show mT the Sews J OftheWeek In $ 3 v v. , yd Vol vi "V J - w " 7 : Hill Field, Col. Hanson ""A s I Ogden, Utah WednesdayJune Maj. Gen. Phillipson Visits Field In Command Of Air Base T"- -" "I- T- Huge Building Prograim Is Started Here Mill. Colonel Lynch to New Post ; Capt. Sorrels Adjutant ache Projects Underway Or Approved Total $1,600,000 . I Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hanson has assumed command of the Hill Field . Army Air Base, .. re- - fat 16, 1943 J Jl ' Evidence of the rapid growth Hill Field,, a gigantic building of . . . D. Lynch program, costing approximately fflerred from Hill Field to lieving Colonel P. D. Lynch, who as commanding officer of $1,600,000 for .'construction work V W post in Michigan, His many served the Base Air since 1943. 1, well. April S him : wish into alone, and including hangars, . The new commanding officer, in WAAC This barracks, guard house, 2, Page) (Coi, jctf replacing Colonel Lynch, who has school buildings, recreation buildMitejt) for reported duty at Saginaw, Bay S&i ings, bank, and warehouse space City, Mich., comes from Base Opbeen launched on the Field has erations where he has served as the last few weeks. in . Many of the buildings are near- ranking officer for the past several months. ing completion while, others are Another recent change saw Capin the approved "blueprint stage" tain Elmer H. Sorrels assume VV work expected to begin on Mine ARMY BELIEF . , . Met here by Brig.-GeRalph Talbot, with duties as Base Adjutant, replacing HEADS soon. them Colonel base Jr., and Lieutenant Lynch,., post commander, Mallory, Captain Thomas T. Freeman, Jr., AER officer, the extreme west boundary At General director executive J.' Major Phillipson, Irving who in turn succeeded Captain Hill of Field, 125 storage sheds, 20 of the army emergency relief, said the program was not a charitRobert D. Critton. Captain Crittoh able wide feet and 40 ieet long, are one, but the army's way of taking care of its own. Pictured has reported for duty as assistant be erected for temporary storto to left Colonel General General above, seated, right, Lynch, Phillipson, adjutant general in .the Ogden Air age purposes. Sixty of these buildTalbot, and standing, Lieutenant Mallory. 7". Service Command. ings,,, minus roofs, have been com Captain Sorrels was formerly aspleted. Plans to lay 4000 feet of . Hut; sistant Base Plans and Training railroad steel into these buildings ' officer. have been approved. Colonel. Lynch has had a long A flight test hangar, of the and distinguished army career, transport squadron type, is under and was on duty in Hawaii at the construction in the repair hangar time of . the Pearl . Harbor attack. area. The building has been under r en. He made many friends while at K?V "Army Emergency Relief is not-- f Ralph t Talbot, Jr., Utah Army construction for several months, ' butv this field who wish him every a charitable organization the Service Forces Depot.ur ' ' twS&fflfr but steel for the frame work was $, sucess at his new post. army's method of taking care of "OhejOf 23 offices located in the received only recently. nniil its own," Major General Irving J. The new hangar will be as large U. S., the Ogden section Is located as War. Department .pion, Phillipson," any of the repair hangars on Sorensen . . . Heads Hill injer ainst director of the AER, in room xl06, Base Headquarters the field. It is to be 305 feet wide which plans an Ogden chapter idled (Is, stated last Saturday on a surprise building, and is equipped to daily and 217 feet long, with 250 feet to the one in Salt Lake administer aid to families and rela- of door space on the east side visit to Hill Field. v ' en route to tives of service, men. in the. form General and 156. feet on the west side. The lUtt- Phillipson, U Ifc (Col. 1, Page 5) (Continued on Page Two) rtc- Washington after a hurried trip of loans .grants legal assistance, .V to Hollywood, where he was called gratitudes, and The AER supplements the Amer witness ad rr. , production Hill Field's first permanent bank, to ican Red Cross, its purpose being "This of the the Is film, Army," replacing the mobile bank now in was extremely pleased with the to assist all army personnel, re operation, and to be operated by Ogden section of the AER, located gardless.of rank or service, and to the First Security Bank of Ogden, base headquarters, and under render aid to soldiers' dependents, ' I has been approved by the Air Serv- in direction of Lieutenant Charles without regard to the degree of the ice Command. , F. Mallory. He was accompanied relationship and including dependA definite site for the building ents of retired or honorably, dis Major R. S. Tierney. has not been established. Authori- by"The Greatly stepping up the athletic or deceased personnel. both of charged persons, majority to include every officer ties have said that two locations civilian and program AER of the finest . One. of the to as fail yet enlisted men on the field in are being debated but declined to understand " military, vastness of the various reliefs is the hospitalization and the an effort to whip them into the reveal just where they were. that. and how they can receive aid given in maternity, cases. of physical condition as well The building, as approved, will program cases "of In general hospitaliza- peak aid in any of the functional forms as a means of relaxation, be a frame structure 30 feet wide of d or provide either loans tion, All AER. personnel, and the Special Serv and amusement, and will be di- their immediatemilitary where long, the section the relapays hospital family and 1 vided into two main sections, an 1 bill direct, are granted. The organi ice office is rushing to completion of and tives retired, dependents office and a lobby. The lobby will honorably discharged or deceased zation is daily administering emerg- the new athletic field, covering 37 be further divided by a portable personnel are eligible to receive ency loans to' wives and families acres and including facilities for one side avail- aid from AER," stated General of service men, regardless of where a dozen ' types of sports, and also, making partition, L.. 77 has completed the remodeling of able for military personnel and Phillipson. the soldier may be stationed. into a gymnasium. building. Relief of loans in the other for civilians. the form D. may Frederick Colonel Met by A large portion of the new ath amount be made for The portable partition may be Lynch, commanding considered any officer of the SCll. P. IMAn T depending air base, the general conferred necessary and justifiable by the letic field is now in use. Four soft-ba- ll new moved in any direction,civilian owomeg diamonds have been completed and pager of the Credit Union, now upon the number of with him and Lieutenant Charles responsible officer. The only stipuare being used by both military : for business. enlisted clients. If there are more F. Mallory on policies and then lation is "that when the soldier or and civilians than soldiers visiting the spoke briefly to the Hill Field AER dependent who receives the assist and civilian personnel... (Col. 3, Page 4) Fields for. football, soccer, basbank, the civilian section may be board of directors. He was joined ance is able to do so, he will pay ketball, box - hockey, horseshoes. the it back. partition at Hill Field by Brigadier General enlarged by moving and. courts are under contennis section. and decreasing the soldier tt( ,r ' struction in the area. Several weeks ago the war and 3 ,.- ; The remodeling of Into a out treasury department worked has been completed and , gymnasium facilities banking whereby plans ,.r" soldiers may go there any time would be established at army posts their hours for during facilities such ' not ' did have I which '' workouts. The windows and lights of need in to be and were found The "Book of the Week" on ex have had guards placed over them. At a meeting of the Hill Field them. ' hibit currently in the Post Library Ring Is Built Welfare association and the hat, Investigate Need lists the names of several prominCol-odormitory councils with The is for a Investigations began immediately ' i tM ent officers now stationed at Hill portablebuildingwhich equipped Berman yesterday afternoon, In the Service commands oy ine has been conring ' : structed by base utilities. The four treasury and the aeents of the fisto a decision was reached to reduce Field. ' corner posts of the ring are bolted An names examination listed of cal division, Service of Supply, 40 cent food prices as much as per to the floor, segregating a portion determine the availability of bankto as contributors notable the being offi-pin the two cafeterias. of the main floor for the boxing facilities. Commanding ing whn facilities It was understood and agreed, advance of American aviation in ring. that frit banking UK The Softball leagues, the Fortress were needed at their posts were however," that this action was taken eludes Colonel Morris Berman to and Liberator with 10 teams each, tne officer to Air make report Ogden commanding basis the requested for on an i have been organized from the varifiscal division, through the Service balance experimental I: bA of this month, and that Service Command; Colonel Fred ous squadrons could so and are playing off investigations Command, : . if a cost analysis at that time erick D. Lynch, Base commander their schedules simultaneously each be made. !"'S tied VUl never again plans showed the new prices to be en- Lieutenant Colonel Vernee G. Halli Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at Shortly after the above K?hKrVe SaId yterday. the mobile bank tirely out of line there would be day, Base Administrative inspector the diamonds on the athletic field. were formulated, and .Captain Richard S. Nugent, There are eight games on each of of was introduced at Hill Field. The W hiu,m,hat,n J u witnexperience made. executive seven officer, Signal Section. adjustments these afternoons, four of which are oer converted army trailer, pro 7 on book is entitled "Who's Who at The miss the "view unit, athe usual DanKing reductions the of Some price p. m. and the others vided General Frank. onH aaaoA a situation which had specific food items are: 15c for in Aviation," and contains compre at p. m. (Col. 4, of 25c; liver hensive 'biographical sketches of Page 2) inconvenienced Hill Fielders for pork chops instead ' and veal loaf to 20c, from 25c; hqt the men and women who are mak Officers Exercise many months. cereals down to 10c. Macaroni, ing history in this rapidly grow the Also, the officers from the base rendered by be Services to nelVVolf Returns fruits and juicea, ing field. and OASC staffs have organized to the new bank will be similar mobile spaghetti, soups, The leaders in all branches of Softball teams and report three hot cakes were other items cut facilities now offered at the both military and civil afternoons each week for physical aviation, include in will price. bank. The services in are the of mciuaea. men result tint tieia can training classes. lan, meeting Another cashing of checks of officers, office was a justly be proud to have these dis A large section ef the athletic Berman's Colonel accepting civilian employes, and the' men its that field tinguished profits has been set aside as a heading unit mutual and organi agreement n' and Captain deposits of individuals New cafeterias zation. calisthenics area where the effiSnce Sen rng' f Supp,y Maln" funds, and the selling of war bonds. accruingbe from intoboth one fund for would put ciency tests which each soldier must On Tour of all employes on the Major Harold M, pass once during each 60 days, are welfare the John Captain to Fly Learning than keep the profits Younger and Captain William B. administered. The efficiency tests "merence or Air fvlce n general s of- field, rather funds and expend them Cline are on a trip around the cir include burpees, tt,,u supply officers, Clark, in the adjutant in (Id at dashes, separate nas the last several months, fice chin-upeach group cuit of for business pur push-upof the and mass for peeds only for In pilot ! Calif., "ahom pot to Ana, Santa f poses. gone . leagt 1 - J5 ; . JJI $ 4 n. ..' - Benefits of Army's Program For SoldiersFamilies Told - - i i, Announce New Bank Building To Be Erected : - " " relief-in-kin- d. last-minu- te Step Up Physical SW H J . Training Program For All Personnel . relief-in-kin- 40-fe- 3 J' E-2- 53 ... - - Four Officers of Field Are Named Agree to Reduce Cafeteria Prices nili-- 4 E-2- 53 off-du- ty Hill-cre- st nl 1 pr ' x . rL six-fift- en seven-twenty-fi- ve . . . r ' 300-ya- sub-depo- wKia. training. respectively. ts s, s, rd , |